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List of Publications

Francisco Zaera, Research Director

Publications 100-199, up to 2005

199.
 I. Lee and F. Zaera, Thermal Chemistry of C4 Hydrocarbons on Pt(111): Mechanism for Double-Bond Isomerization, J. Phys. Chem. B, 109(7), 2745-2753 (2005).
198.
 V. V. Gorodetskii, A. V. Matveev, E. A. Podgornov and F. Zaera, Study of the Low Temperature Reaction Between CO and O2 over Pd and Pt Surfaces, Top. Catal., 32(1-2), 17-28 (2005).
197.
 R. Morales, L. Melo, A. Llanos and F. Zaera, Characterization of Bifunctional PtSn/H[Al]ZSM5 Catalysts: A Comparison between Two Impregnation Strategies, J. Mol. Catal. A, 228(1-2), 227-232 (2005).
196.
 L. A. Avalos, V. Bustos, R. Uñac, F. Zaera and G. Zgrablich, Toward a Realistic Model for the Kinetics of the NO+CO Reaction on Rhodium Surfaces, J. Mol. Catal. A, 228(1-2), 89-95 (2005).
195.
 F. Zaera, Tuning Selectivity in Hydrocarbon Conversion Catalysis, J. Mol. Catal. A, 228(1-2), 21-26 (2005).
194.
 S. Wehner, M. T. Paffett, and F. Zaera, Molecular Beam Studies of the Kinetics of N2O Thermal Conversion on Rh(111) Single-Crystal Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108(48), 18683-18692 (2004).
193.
 Amir A. Yasseri, Dennis Syomin, Robert S. Loewe, Jonathan S. Lindsey, Francisco Zaera and David F. Bocian, Structural and Electron-Transfer Characteristics of O-, S-, and Se-Tethered Porphyrin Monolayers on Si(100), J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126(47), 15603-15612 (2004).
192.
 H. Guo and F. Zaera, Thermal Chemistry of Iodomethane on Ni(110): 2.  Effect of Coadsorbed Oxygen, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108(41), 16226-16232 (2004).
191.
 H. Guo and F. Zaera, Thermal Chemistry of Iodomethane on Ni(110): 1.  Clean and Hydrogen Predosed Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108(41), 16220-16225 (2004).
190.
 H. Tiznado, S. Fuentes and F. Zaera, Infrared Study of CO Adsorbed on Pd/Al2O3-ZrO2. Effect of Zirconia Added by Impregnation, Langmuir,  20(24), 10490-10497 (2004).
189.
 Amir A. Yasseri, Vladimir L. Malinovskii, Rob Lowe, Francisco Zaera,  Jonathan S. Lindsey and David F. Bocian, Characterization of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Porphyrins Bearing Multiple Thiol-Derivatized Rigid-Rod Tethers,  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126(38), 11944-11953 (2004).
188.
 Alfonso Loaiza and Francisco Zaera, Regiospecificity in Deuterium Labeling Determined by Mass Spectrometry, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 15(9), 1366-1373 (2004).
187.
 Zhen Ma and Francisco Zaera, In-Situ Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy at the Liquid-Solid Interface: Decomposition of Organic Molecules on Polycrystalline Platinum Substrates,  Catal. Lett., 96(1-2), 5-12 (2004).
186.
 Z. Ma, I. Lee, J. Kubota and F. Zaera, In-Situ Characterization of the Adsorption of Cinchona Chiral Modifiers on Platinum Surfaces, J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 216, 199-207 (2004).
185.
 F. Zaera, Mechanistic Requirements for Catalytic Active Sites, J. Phys.: Cond. Matter, 16 (22), S2299 -S2310 (2004).
184.
 F. Zaera, Surface Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Fragments on Transition Metals: Towards Understanding Catalytic Processes (2003 North America Catalysis Society Paul H. Emmett Award Lecture), Catal. Lett., 91(1-2), 1-10 (2003).
183.
 183. H. Guo and F. Zaera, Thermal Chemistry of Diiodomethane on Ni(110) Surfaces: II. Effect of Coadsorbed Oxygen, Surf. Sci., 547(3), 299-314 (2003).
182.
 H. Guo and F. Zaera, Thermal Chemistry of Diiodomethane on Ni(110) Surfaces: I. Clean and Hydrogen Predosed, Surf. Sci., 547(3), 284-298 (2003).
181.
 		W. Chu, R. J. LeBlanc, C. T. Williams, J. Kubota and F. Zaera, Vibrational Band Assignments for the Chiral Modifier Cinchonidine: Implications for Surface Studies, J. Phys Chem. B, 107(51), 14365-14373 (2003).
180.
 N. Gleason, J. Guevremont and F. Zaera, Thermal chemistry of 2-Propanol and 2-Propyl Iodide on Clean and Oxygen-Pretreated Ni(100) Single Crystal Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. B, 107 (40), 11133-11141 (2003).
179.
 Z. Ma, J. Kubota and F. Zaera, The Influence of Dissolved Gases on the Adsorption of Cinchonidine from Solution onto Pt Surfaces: An In-Situ Infrared Study, J. Catal., 219(2), 404-416 (2003).
178.
 Q. Zhao and F. Zaera, Adsorption and Thermal Conversion of 2-Iodoethanol on Ni(100) Surfaces: Hydroxyalkyls and Oxametallacycles as Key Intermediates during the Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons, J. Phys. Chem. B, 107(34), 9047-9055 (2003).
177.
 Q. Zhao and F. Zaera, Switching of Alcohol Oxidation Mechanism on Nickel Surfaces by Fluorine Substitution, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125(36), 10776-10777 (2003).
176.
 H. Guo and F. Zaera, Reactivity of Hydroxyl Species from Coadsorption of Oxygen and Water on Ni(110) Single-Crystal Surfaces, Catal. Lett., 88(3-4), 95-104 (2003).
175.
 F. Zaera, The Surface Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Partial Oxidation Catalysis, Catal. Today, 81(2), 149-157 (2003).
174.
 		V. Bustos, R. Uñac, F. Zaera and G. Zgrablich, Lattice-Gas Study of the Kinetics of the Catalytic NO-CO Reaction on Rhodium Surfaces. II. The Effect of Nitrogen Surface Islands, J. Chem. Phys., 118, 9372-9379 (2003).
173.
 		J. Kubota, Z. Ma and F. Zaera, In-Situ Characterization of Adsorbates in Solid-Liquid Interfaces by Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy, Langmuir, 19(8); 3371-3376 (2003).
172.
 H. Guo and F. Zaera, The Reactivity of Hydroxyl Groups towards Ammonia on Ni(110) Surfaces, Surf. Sci., 524/1-3, 1-14, (2003).
171.
 		F. Zaera and C. S. Gopinath, On the Mechanism for the Reduction of Nitrogen Monoxide on Rh(111) Single-Crystal Surfaces, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 5, 646-654 (2003).
170.
 		K. M. Roth, A. A. Yasseri, Z. Liu, V. Malinovskii, K.-H. Schweikart, L. Yu, H. Tiznado, F. Zaera, J. S. Lindsey, W. G. Kuhr and D. F. Bocian, Measurements of Electron Transfer Rates of Charge-Storage Molecular Monolayers on Si(100).  Towards Hybrid Molecular/Semiconductor Information Storage Devices, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125(2); 505-517 (2003).
169.
 		H. Guo, D. Chrysostomou, J. Flowers and F. Zaera, The Effect of Coadsorbed Oxygen on the Chemistry of Ammonia over Ni(110) Single Crystal Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. B, 107(2), 502-511 (2003).
168.
 		F. Zaera, Infrared and Molecular Beam Studies of Chemical Reactions on Solid Surfaces, Int Rev. Phys. Chem., 21, 433-471 (2002).
167.
 H. Öfner and F. Zaera, Ethylene Adsorption on Platinum: Kinetics, Bonding, and Relevance to Catalysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 10982-10983 (2002).
166.
 		F. Zaera, The Surface Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Fragments on Transition Metals: Towards Understanding Catalytic Processes, Molec. Phys., 100, 3065-3073 (2002).
165.
 		T. V. W. Janssens and F. Zaera, 1,1- and 1,3-Diiodo Neopentanes on Pt(111).  Intermediates during Hydrocarbon Catalytic Conversion Reactions, J. Catal., 208, 345-358 (2002).
164.
 		F. Zaera, Outstanding Mechanistic Questions in Heterogeneous Catalysis, J. Phys. Chem. B, 106, 4043-4052 (2002).
163.
 		F. Zaera, Selectivity in Hydrocarbon Catalytic Reforming: A Surface Chemistry Perspective, Appl. Catal., 229, 75-91 (2002).
162.
 		F. Zaera, Kinetics of Chemical Reactions on Solid Surfaces: Deviations from Conventional Theory, Acc. Chem. Res., 35, 125-136 (2002).
161.
 		T. V. W. Janssens and F. Zaera, Neopentyl Iodide on Pt(111). II. Hydrogenation and H-D Exchange, Surf. Sci., 501, 16-30 (2002).
160.
 		T. V. W. Janssens and F. Zaera, Neopentyl Iodide on Pt(111). I. Adsorption and Thermal Decomposition, Surf. Sci., 501, 1-15 (2002).
159.
 		F. Zaera, The Surface Chemistry of Catalysis: New Challenges Ahead (Invited contribution for the special 500th issue of Surface Science), Surf. Sci., 500, 947-965 (2002).
158.
 		F. Zaera, Surface Characterization and Structural Determination: Optical Methods, in The Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry, J. Moore and N. Spencer, editors, Institute of Physics Publishing (UK), Vol. 2, pp. 1563-1581 (2001).
157.
 		F. Zaera and C. S. Gopinath, Effect of Coverage and Temperature on the Kinetics of Nitrogen Desorption from Rh(111) Surfaces, J. Chem. Phys., 116, 1128-1136 (2002).
156.
 		Ali H. Ali and F. Zaera, Kinetic Study on the Selective Catalytic Oxidation of 2-Propanol to Acetone over Nickel Foils, J. Mol. Catal. A, 177, 215-235 (2002).
155.
 		F. Zaera, Probing Catalytic Reactions at Surfaces, Prog. Surf. Sci., 69, 1-98 (2001).
154.
 		J. Kubota and F. Zaera, Adsorption Geometry of Modifiers as Key in Imparting Chirality to Platinum Catalysts, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 11115-11116 (2001).
153.
 		F. Zaera, S. Wehner, C. S. Gopinath, J. L. Sales, V. Gargiulo and G. Zgrablich, Evidence for the Formation of Nitrogen Islands on Rhodium Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. B, 105, 7771-7774 (2001).
152. C. S. Gopinath and F. Zaera, NO + CO + O2 Reaction Kinetics on Rh(111): A Molecular Beam Study, J. Catal., 200, 270-287 (2001).
151. D. Chrysostomou, A. Chou and F. Zaera, Thermal Chemistry of C3 Metallacycles on Pt(111) Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. B, 105, 5968-5978 (2001).
150. V. Bustos, C. S. Gopinath, R. Uñac, F. Zaera and G. Zgrablich, Lattice-Gas Study of the Kinetics of Catalytic Conversion of NO-CO Mixtures on Rhodium Surfaces, J. Chem. Phys., 114, 10927-10931 (2001).
149. F. Zaera, J. M. Guevremont and N. R. Gleason, Direct Evidence for the Formation of a C–O Bond Between Adsorbed Species, J. Phys, Chem. B, 105, 2257-2259 (2001).
148. F. Zaera and C. S. Gopinath, Surface Intermediates during the Catalytic Reduction of NO on Rhodium Catalysts: A Kinetic Inference, J. Mol. Catal. A, 167, 23-31 (2001).
147. C. M. Aldao, R. M. Lambert, W. T. Tysoe, G. Zgrablich and F. Zaera, Proceedings of the Second San Luis Conference on Surface Science and Catalysis: Preface, J. Mol. Catal. A., 167, 1 (2001).
146. D. Chrysostomou and F. Zaera, Thermal Chemistry of C3 Allyl Groups on Pt(111), J. Phys. Chem. B, 105, 1003-1011 (2001).
145. F. Zaera and C. S. Gopinath, Evidence for a N2O Intermediate in the Catalytic Reduction of NO to N2 on Rhodium Surfaces, Chem. Phys. Lett., 332, 209-214 (2000).
144. D. Chrysostomou, C. French and F. Zaera, The Thermal Chemistry of Propyl Groups on Pt(111), Catal. Lett., 69, 117-128 (2000).
143. J. M. Guevremont, S. Sheldon and F. Zaera, Design and Characterization of Collimated Effusive Gas Beam Sources:  Effect of Source Dimensions and Backing Pressure on Total Flow and Beam Profile, Rev. Sci. Instr., 71, 3869-3881 (2000).
142.  F. Zaera and C. S. Gopinath, Kinetics of NO Reduction by CO on Rh(111): A Molecular Beam Study, Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis Series, Vol. 130 (Proc. 12th Int. Cong. Catal., Granada, Spain, July 9-14, 2000), Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000, pp. 1295-1300.
141. F. Zaera and D. Chrysostomou, Propylene on Pt(111).  II. Hydrogenation, Dehydrogenation, and H-D Exchange, Surf. Sci., 457, 89-108 (2000).
140. F. Zaera and D. Chrysostomou, Propylene on Pt(111).  I. Characterization of Surface Species by Infrared Spectroscopy, Surf. Sci., 457, 71-88 (2000).
139. C. S. Gopinath and F. Zaera, Transient Kinetics During the Isothermal Reduction of NO by CO on Rh(111) as Studied with Effusive Collimated Molecular Beams, J. Phys. Chem., 104, 3194-3203 (2000).
138. C. J. Jenks, B. E. Bent, and F. Zaera, The Chemistry of Alkyl Iodides on Copper Surfaces.  II.  Influence of Surface Structure on Reactivity, J. Phys. Chem., 104, 3017-3027 (2000).
137. C. J. Jenks, B. E. Bent, N. Bernstein, and F. Zaera , The Chemistry of Alkyl Iodides on Copper Surfaces.  I.  Adsorption Geometry, J. Phys. Chem., 104, 3008-3016 (2000).
136. F. Zaera  and C. S. Gopinath, The Role of Adsorbed Nitrogen in the Catalytic Reduction of NO on Rhodium Surfaces, J. Chem. Phys., 111, 8088-8097 (1999).
135. F. Zaera, N. R. Gleason, B. Klingenberg, A. H. Ali, Partial Oxidation of Hydrocarbons on Nickel:  From Surface Science Mechanistic Studies to Catalysis, J. Mol. Catal., 146, 13-23 (1999).
134. C. S. Gopinath and F. Zaera, A Molecular Beam Study of the Kinetics of the Catalytic Reduction of NO by CO on Rh(111) Single Crystal Surfaces, J. Catal., 186, 387-404 (1999).
133. D. Chrysostomou, J. Flowers, and F. Zaera, The Thermal Chemistry of Ammonia on Ni(110), Surf. Sci., 439, 34-48 (1999).
132. C. R. French and F. Zaera, Surface-Induced Rotational Isomerism within Solid 1,3-Diiodopropane Thin Films, Chem. Phys. Lett., 309, 321-326 (1999).
131. J. C. de Jesús and F. Zaera, Adsorption and Thermal Chemistry of Acrolein and Crotonaldehyde on Pt(111) Surfaces, Surf. Sci., 430, 99-115 (1999).
130. S. Tjandra and F. Zaera, Thermal Chemistry of 1,6-Diiodohexane on Ni(100) Single Crystal Surfaces:  Mimicking Cyclization Reactions, J. Phys. Chem. A, 103, 2312-2320 (1999).
129. F. Zaera and C. R. French, Mechanistic Changes in the Conversion of Ethylene to Ethylidyne on Transition Metals Induced by Changes in Surface Coverages,  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121, 2236-2243 (1999).
128. J. C. de Jesús and F. Zaera, Double-Bond Activation in Unsaturated Aldehydes: Conversion of Acrolein to Propene and Ketene on Pt(111) Surfaces, J. Mol. Catal. A, 138, 237-240 (1999).
127. F. Zaera, The Surface Chemistry of Hydrocarbons on Transition Metal Surfaces:  A Critical Review, Isr. J. Chem., 38, 293-311 (1998).
126. T. V. W. Janssens, D. Stone, J. C. Hemminger and F. Zaera, Kinetics and Mechanism for the H/D Exchange between Ethylene and Deuterium over Pt(111), J. Catal., 177, 284-295 (1998).
125. F. Zaera, Brian E. Bent ? In Memoriam, 1960 ? 1996, J. Mol. Catal. A, 131, 3-4 (1998). (Dedication).
124. F. Zaera, The Surface Science of Catalysis, J. Mol. Catal. A, 131, 1-2 (1998). (Editorial).
123. M. Aryafar and F. Zaera, Isothermal Kinetic Study of the Decomposition of Nitric Oxide on Rh(111) Surfaces, J. Catal., 175, 316-327 (1998).
122. N. R. Gleason, C. J. Jenks, C. R. French, B. E. Bent and F. Zaera, Adsorption and Thermal Decomposition of n-Azopropane on Pt(111), Surf. Sci., 405, 238-260 (1998).
121. F. Zaera, S. Tjandra and T. V. W. Janssens, Selectivity among Dehydrogenation Steps for Alkyl Groups on Metal Surfaces:  Comparison between Nickel and Platinum, Langmuir, 14, 1320-1327 (1998).
120. F. Zaera and M. Salmeron, Coadsorption of Sulfur and Carbon Monoxide on Platinum Single-Crystal Surfaces Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Langmuir, 14, 1312-1319 (1998).
119. J. C. de Jesús, J. Carrazza, P. Pereira and F. Zaera, Hydroxylation of NiO Films: The Effect of Water and Ion Bombardment during the Oxidation of Nickel Foils with O2 under Vacuum, Surf. Sci., 397, 34-47 (1998).
118. J. Liu, M. Xu and F. Zaera, Adsorption and Oxidation of CO on Pt(111) Surfaces, Fenzi Cuihua, 11, 50-54 (1997).
117. A. Loaiza, D. Borchardt and F. Zaera, A NMR Method for the Analysis of Mixtures of Alkanes with Different Deuterium Substitutions, Spectrochim. Acta A, 53, 2481-2493 (1997).
116. M. Aryafar and F. Zaera, Kinetic Study of the Catalytic Oxidation of Alkanes over Nickel, Palladium, and Platinum Foils, Catal. Lett., 48, 173-183 (1997).
115. H. Öfner and F. Zaera, Surface Defect Characterization in Oxygen-Dosed Nickel Surfaces and in NiO Thin Films by CO Adsorption-Desorption Experiments, J. Phys. Chem. B, 101, 9069-9076 (1997).
114. N. R. Gleason and F. Zaera, Mechanistic Studies of Alkane Partial Oxidation Reactions on Nickel Oxide by Modern Surface Science Techniques, in 3rd World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis  (Elsevier Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis Series, Vol. 110), R. K. Grasselli, S. T. Oyama, A. M. Gaffney and J. E. Lyons, editors, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1997, pp. 235-244.
113. N. R. Gleason and F. Zaera, The Use of Low-Energy Ion Scattering Spectroscopy for the Quantitative Determination of Adsorption Sites in Surface Chemistry Studies, Surf. Sci., 385, 294-309 (1997).
112. N. R. Gleason and F. Zaera, Thermal Conversion of 2-Propyl Iodide on O/Ni(100): Changes in Product Distribution with Varying Oxygen Coverages, J. Catal., 169, 365-381 (1997).
111. S. Tjandra and F. Zaera, Thermal Chemistry of Dihalopropanes on Ni(100) Single Crystal Surfaces: Formation of Cyclopropane, Propene and Propane, J. Phys. Chem., 101, 1006-1013 (1997).
110. F. Zaera, J. Liu and M. Xu, Isothermal Study of the Kinetics of Carbon Monoxide Oxidation on Pt(111): Rate Dependence on Surface Coverage, J. Chem. Phys., 106, 4204-4215 (1997).
109. T. V. W. Janssens, G. Jin and F. Zaera, Change in Reaction Pathway Induced by Deuteration: Thermal Decomposition of Neopentyl Groups on Pt(111) Surfaces, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 119, 1169-1170 (1997).
108. H. Öfner and F. Zaera, Isothermal Kinetics Measurements for the Hydrogenation of Ethylene on Pt(111) Under Vacuum: Significance of Weakly-Bound Species in the Reaction Mechanism, J. Phys. Chem. B, 101, 396-408 (1997).
107. J. C. de Jesús, P. Pereira, J. Carrazza and F. Zaera, Influence of Argon Ion Bombardment on the Oxidation of Nickel Surfaces, Surf. Sci., 369, 217-230 (1996).
106. F. Zaera and S. Tjandra, The Thermal Chemistry of Neopentyl Iodide on Ni(100) Surfaces: Selectivity Between a-C-H and g-C-H and between C-H and C-C Bond-Scission Steps in Chemisorbed Neopentyl Moieties, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 118, 12738-12746 (1996).
105. S. Tjandra and F. Zaera, A Surface Science Study of the Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation Steps in the Interconversion of C6 Cyclic Hydrocarbons on Ni(100), J. Catal., 164, 82-93 (1996).
104. F. Zaera, T. V. W. Janssens and H. Öfner, Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy and Kinetic Studies of the Reactivity of Ethylene on Pt(111) Surfaces, Surf. Sci., 368, 371-376 (1996).
103. T. V. W. Janssens and F. Zaera, Chemistry of Ethylidene Moieties on Platinum Surfaces: 1,1-Diiodoethane on Pt(111), J. Phys. Chem., 100, 14118-14129 (1996).
102. F. Zaera, In Situ NEXAFS Characterization of Surface Intermediates, in X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure for Catalysis and Surfaces, Y. Iwasawa, ed., World Scientific, Singapore, 1996, pp. 362-371.
101. M. Xu, J. Liu and F. Zaera, Kinetic Evidence for the Dependence of Surface Reaction Rates on the Distribution of Reactants on the Surface, J. Chem. Phys., 104, 8825-8828 (1996).
100. J. Liu, M. Xu and F. Zaera, Determination of the Rate Limiting Step in the Oxidation of CO on Pt(111) Surfaces, Catal. Lett., 37, 9-13 (1996).
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